Where do fleet vehicles charge?
The first van backs into its bay. Tonight, all 30 will charge at the depot.
The sales cars are elsewhere: one at a motorway fast charger, the others on their way home.
The questionWhere does a fleet charge, and who pays for each kilowatt-hour?
| Paid by | Measured by | |
|---|---|---|
| Depotovernight, own site | company | own charger |
| Workplaceoffice car park | company | own charger |
| Employee's homecompany cars | employee, reimbursed | wallbox or car |
| Publicon the road | company, by card | public charger |
The vans charge only at the depot; the sales cars use the other three.
Mostly where the vehicle stands
Electric car owners worldwide charge privately, at home or at a workplace, almost 75% of the time, and at public fast chargers only about 10% of the time. For fleets with a depot the share is often higher still, because the vehicles return to the same place every evening.
The office car park
The workplace is the fourth place. For new office buildings with more than five parking spaces, the recast asks Member States to ensure at least one recharging point for every two spaces. How the rules for buildings reach a company is shown in Regulations and compliance, stop 06.
Check your understanding
3 questions. Answer all of them to complete this stop. Each answer explains itself.
How often do electric car owners worldwide charge privately, at home or at work?
The IEA reports almost 75% private charging and about 10% at public fast chargers.
Who usually pays first for the energy when a company car charges at the employee's home?
The energy comes through the employee's household contract; the company reimburses it (stop 05).
How many recharging points does a new office building with 60 spaces need under the EPBD?
New office buildings with more than five spaces need at least one recharging point for every two spaces.
- EPBD The EU directive on the energy performance of buildings; its 2024 recast sets charge points, pre-cabling and a right to install for buildings. Regulations and compliance, stop 06 Glossary
- IEA: Global EV Outlook 2026: Electric vehicle charging. https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2026/electric-vehicle-charging-chap-6-and-10. Checked 09 Oct 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- EUR-Lex: Directive (EU) 2024/1275 on the energy performance of buildings (recast), Article 14. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1275/oj. Checked 09 Oct 2026. © European Union, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.